This issue of the Journal of Defence Studies features two insightful articles on broadening the scope of civil military relations, and the Internet of Things (IoT) and its growing importance in the military domain. It also includes a review article on nuclear weapons and five book reviews.

Contents

Editorial

Focus

Broadening the Education for Synergetic Civil–Military Relations
— Pradeep Kumar Gautam

Internet of Things Centricity of Future Military Operations
— Atul Pant

Review Article

In Awe of the Atom: Proliferation, Threats, and Costs of Nuclear Management
— Nazir Ahmad Mir

Book Review

Rebel Law: Insurgents, Courts and Justice in Modern Conflict, by Frank Ledwidge
— Suriya Narayanan

Kautilya and Non-Western IR Theory, by Deepshikha Shahi
— Michael Liebig

India and China at Sea: Competition for Naval Dominance in the Indian Ocean, edited by David Brewster
— M. Doraibabu

The Generation of Rage in Kashmir, by David Devadas
— Rajrasheshwari Singh

India and World War II: War, Armed Forces, and Society, 1939-45, by Kaushik Roy
— Manas Dutta